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Webster 1913 Edition


Pristine

Pris′tine

,
Adj.
[L.
pristinus
, akin to
prior
: cf. F.
pristin
. See
Prior
,
Adj.
]
Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval;
as, the
pristine
state of innocence; the
pristine
manners of a people;
pristine
vigor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pristine

PRIS'TINE

,
Adj.
[L. pristinus. See Prior and Proe.]original; primitive; as the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; the pristine constitution of things.